Hapless Biker Gets Caught Giving Speed Camera The Finger

[RobBrady]

Biker, Paul Collins, 26, assumed he was immune when he gave a speed camera the finger as he sped by at nearly 50mph in a 30mph zone.

His mates had told him that he wouldn't get caught as particular speed cameras only took photos of back number plates. Motorbikes don't have front plates - that requirement was dropped in 1975 due to the danger they posed to both bikers and pedestrians in the event of an accident.

He didn't reckon on the clarity of the image though.

Not only was his face visible, but his clothes and bike were easily recognisable. Local police just kept their eyes peeled (think red rag to a bull) and jotted down his numberplate the next time they saw him on the road.

Officers gave him a surprise, no doubt with smug looks on their faces, when they knocked on his door and told him he was going to court. Magistrates pointed out the error of his ways and fined him £177. They also gave him five points on his licence.

Source: Mail Online
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Robert Brady

[Skippy]

Wonder what sort of camera it was. I've heard of bikers getting nicked like this but that was by Truvelos which are, of course, front facing. As far as I understand , Gatsos will usually flash traffic facing them but they don't waste their film by taking photos because the second photo often wouldn't show the vehicle anyway.

If the Gatsos do take front facing photos then there would be a few people I know with wanted posters on the Scamera partnership's walls because they are not averse to a bit of Gatso baiting....

Of course I've never been tempted to engage in such childish behaviour.
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[DeLorean]

Ha… ha…

Serves him right
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[JockTamsonsBairn]

Adj. 1. hapless - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim";


Hardly!

There are enough hapless bikers knocked off their bikes each year or spilling it down the road because of diesel spillages, that idiots like that don't deserve our pity!
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[pmdye]

It was local to me (Southampton), so reported locally; I know the camera, an yes, it's a Truvelo (a3024, Bitterne).

[awilson29]

[laidlawbob]

AM I missing something
He was told that the camera only takes pictures of the rear number plate but he had no front number plate.

A slight slip me thinks.


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Laidlaw Bob

[DeLorean]

[BigPerk]

From initial post

[Skippy]

[hpyatt]

[bonkey]

And now if that was me i would damage the camera, even if, to stop it scamming money for a period of time, let alone costing points on peoples licences! i honestly cannot understand why cameras are not damaged every day, all it takes is a can of spray paint and a quick squirt on the lense! I'd likely use spray glue or a chemical spray agent to damage the lense itself, thats if i were to get caught speeding by a camera of course. Lying cheating dishonest scum police are a different matter-why are so many police officers dishonest and lie these days? well actually as a bike rider i can say they have often been dishonest for as many years as i can recall-20+ but i have had the case thrown out of court on more than one occasion as clearly proved police blatently lying ;-)
Regards,
Dissappointed with police

[DeLorean]

I certainly don't agree with the above post

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[timjrob]

bonkey, it's cretins like you who've brought about the introduction of speed cameras, and other draconian measures used by the police against road users.

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